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单词 boundaries
释义

boundary

noun

bound·​ary ˈbau̇n-d(ə-)rē How to pronounce boundary (audio)
plural boundaries
: something that indicates or fixes a limit or extent
Those two trees mark the boundary of our property.
the mountain range that forms the country's northern boundary
boundaryless
ˈbau̇n-d(ə-)rē-ləs How to pronounce boundary (audio)
adjective
boundarylessness noun

Synonyms

  • bound
  • cap
  • ceiling
  • confines
  • end
  • extent
  • limit
  • limitation
  • line
  • termination
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Example Sentences

Those two trees mark the boundary of our property. The river forms the country's western boundary. at the boundary between fact and fiction You need to set boundaries with your children. Did he violate the boundaries of the doctor-patient relationship?
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Word History

Etymology

bound entry 6 + -ary entry 1

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

boundary

noun

bound·​ary ˈbau̇n-də-rē How to pronounce boundary (audio)
ˈbau̇n-drē
plural boundaries
: something that points out or shows a limit or end : a dividing line

Legal Definition

boundary

noun

bound·​ary
plural boundaries
: a theoretical line that marks the limit of an area of land

boundaries

noun

plural of boundary
1
as in limits
a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go parents have to set boundaries for their children, and the children want them to

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • limits
  • limitations
  • confines
  • bounds
  • lines
  • barriers
  • extents
  • ends
  • borders
  • ceilings
  • caps
  • edges
  • terminations
  • fences
  • margins
  • walls
  • extremities
  • termini
  • verges
  • restraints
  • terminuses
  • rims
  • hedges
  • fag ends
  • brims
  • stops
  • outsides
  • bars
2
as in perimeters
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something that chalk line marks the boundary of our playing field

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • perimeters
  • edges
  • confines
  • borders
  • edgings
  • circumferences
  • bounds
  • verges
  • margins
  • borderlines
  • peripheries
  • fringes
  • skirts
  • ends
  • rims
  • outskirts
  • brims
  • frames
  • hems
  • compasses
  • skirtings
  • limitations
  • frontiers
  • cusps
  • demarcations
  • extents
  • restrictions
  • curbs
  • lips
  • ambits
  • crests
  • shores
  • ceilings
  • brinks
  • borderlands
  • maxima
  • maximums
  • measures
  • terminations
  • meres
  • selvages
  • marches
  • laps
  • pales

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • centers
  • hearts
  • cores
  • interiors
  • insides
  • middles
  • withins
  • inners
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